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A hodgepodge of random things that I find cool and dope that I hope other people with multiple interests might like, too!
Fresh out of graduate school, Kara Walker succeeded in shocking the nearly shock-proof art world of the 1990s with her wall-sized cut paper silhouettes. At first, the figures in period costume seem to hearken back to an earlier, simpler time. That is, until we notice the horrifying content: nightmarish vignettes illustrating the history of the American South. Drawing from sources ranging from slave testimonials to historical novels, Kara Walker's work features mammies, pickaninnies, sambos and other brutal stereotypes in a host of situations that are frequently violent and sexual in nature. Initial audiences condemned her work as obscenely offensive, and the art world was divided about what to do. Was this a step backward or forward for racial politics? Several decades later, Walker continues to make audacious visual statements that question and challenge. From her breathtaking and horrifying silhouettes to the enormous crouching sphinx cast in white sugar and displayed in an old sugar factory in Brooklyn, Walker demands that we examine the origins of racial inequality, in ways that transcend black and white.
Los Angeles native and New York based visual artist, Kehinde Wiley has firmly situated himself within art history’s portrait painting tradition. As a contemporary descendent of a long line of portraitists, including Reynolds, Gainsborough, Titian, Ingres, among others, Wiley, engages the signs and visual rhetoric of the heroic, powerful, majestic and the sublime in his representation of urban, black and brown men found throughout the world.
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Travel photographer Merlin Kafka captures the beauty of the Faroe Islands as well as other stunning locales from around the world.
Promoting a positive culture through thought-provoking articles on art, design, photography, architecture, technology, environmental issues, and inspiring stories.
Lauryn Hill - Every Ghetto, Every City. One of my faveirote Lauryn songs! -Jah Bless
Learn about founder, Larry Leon Hamlin, how he established NCBRC in 1979, and NCBRC’s rich history of advancing Black theatre.
A little wildlife from the swamp tour.
New Orleans architecture is so ornate and amazing.
Nina Simone ~ Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (with Lyrics)
The Morality of America is being Questioned
This is a very dense, but extremely well-detailed account of Malcolm's life and final days. Dr. Marable's meticulous research does not go unappreciated.
I bought this over a decade ago and it's the only U2 song I own and just absolutely adore.
An inventory of cross-disciplinary interestingness, spanning art, science, design, history, philosophy, and more.
Expanding the influence of literature in popular culture.
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Lead Editor: J.D. Funari Producer: Sohini Sengupta Client: HBO http://jdfunari.com
Pop music continues its march toward the middle, with well-crafted songs that lack individualism in an effort to appeal to everybody
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Vintage Books USA
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